Nozzle holder



May 12, 1925. 1,537,237

J. D. KAESTNER NOZZLE HOLDER Filed March 5. 1924 Q Join fifl'aaiiner "Patented May 12, 1925.

JOHN DFKAES TNER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

NOZZLE HOLDER.

Application filed Marcli 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, JOHN D. KAEs'rNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nozzle Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri t-ion of. the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to whichj' it appertains to make and-use the same. My present invention has for its object to provide an extremely simple and highly eflicient nozzle holder, and to this end it coni sists of the-novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claim. y r

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the inventionalike characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

- Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the nozzle holder; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same held in anuprightposition by having its prong pressed into the ground, and holding in one of its clips thenozzle of a garden hose:

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the nozzle holder, as shown in Fig. 2, and illustrating the hose by means of broken lines, and with its nozzle held in an upright position;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing a slight modification of the nozzle holder;

and

Fig. shown in other.

Referring first to the invention as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and'3, the same is formed from a. single rod and includes a standard 6, the upper end portion of whichis bent to formtwo independent nozzle-holding clips I and 8, the former of which is located close to the standard 6 and in substantially the same vertical plane therewith, and the latter I of whichis located outward of the clip 7 and extends substantially in a horizontal plane. The lower end "portion ofthe standard -6 is bent laterally to aflord a horizontal ofi'set portion 9, and the rod at the outer end of said offsetportion" is bent: downward 5 5is a perspective view of the parts Fig. ii separated the one from the 1924. Serial No. 697,011.

to afford a depending prong 10, the lower end of which is sharpened and adapted to be pressed into the ground 11, as indicated. in Figs. 2 and 3.

The clips 7 .nd 8 are U-shaped and the prongs thereof are in converging relation,

and either of said clips is adapted to receive the coupling 12 on the outer end of a-garden hose 13. A nozzle- 15 is secured in the coupling 12, and a flange 14 on said coupling prevents backward movement of said coupling in the respective clip.

It will be noted that the clips 7 and-8 are t more than semi-circles so that their converging prongs spring apart when the coupling 12 is inserted therein and then close on said coupling to securely hold the same against lateral movement therefrom. Whenthe coupling 12 is inserted into the clip 7, the nozzle 14 is held in an oblique position, as indicated in Fig. 2, and when saidcoupling is inserted into the clip 8,the nozzl is held in an upright position, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 3;" l

Obviously, the prong 10 willsecurely hold the standard in an upright position, and said standard may be moved in a complete circle by causing said prongto turn in the ground, and thereby give a wide range to the spraying action of the hose.

The offset portion 9 afi'ords a foot rest by which the .prong 10 may be pressed into the ground, and furtherfsaid ofi'set portion, by

its engagement in the ground, afi'ords an anchor to hold the prong 10 from turning in the ground, and thereby keeps the stand ard in a predetermined or set position.

Referring now to the invention as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the standard 16 is provided with a transverse head17, the end portions of which are bent to afi'ord nozzleholding clips 18 and 19. To secure the head -17 to the rod 16, the same is bent at its intermediate portion to form an eye 20 to receive the upper end of the standard 16, and said-head at the eye 20 is securely clamped between upper and lower nuts 21 and 22, that have screw-threaded engagement with the standard 16, and the former of sai nuts is provided with wings by which it maybe turned loo What I claim is: plane and from thence said rod extends l0 A nozzle-holder formed from a'single rod horizontally outward to form an arm, the and comprising a standard, the lower end of free end portion of which is bent laterally which is adapted to be pressed into the and rearward in a horizontal plane to 5 ground, the upper edge portion of said form a second U-shaped clip the arms of standard being folded upon itself and then which extend toward said standard .in said 15 outward and upward in a plane that radiates horizontal plane. from the standard to form a U-shaped clip In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. the arms of which extend upward in said JOHN D. KAESTNER. 

